Rake [ Politics & Society / Character / Social interaction ]
… wild and scheming seducer perpetually engineering -and coming out triumphant- of outrageous ventures. Besides some rare authors critical of the values embodied by the character, 2 the Restoration rake is portrayed sympathetically, inspiring not only good will but also admiration in the audience. This is due in large part to the fact that the authors of what can be called rakish narratives -plots in which the rake archetype is either the protagonist or plays a … appetite with a propensity to view women as preys and other men as rivals or pawns, and a distaste for marriage and authority in general. Etherege, though not a peer himself, belonged to group of artists and courtiers known as the Merry …
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